Lots of Lines

I am sharing a few activities linked with lines and pattern this week – some we’ve done over the past few days & some from other times in the year. Although I have obviously done lots of activities over the years linked with lines or pattern & I can’t possibly include them all here! I am sharing images I haven’t shared before in this post, but some of the popular things I’ve already shared can be seen in this image…

Transient Art with Pasta

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Lines in the Sand

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Patterns in Play Dough

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Lines on the Natural Geoboard

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Lines on the Light Box

with cocktail stirrers…

… & in white sand…

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Lines on Peg Boards

I made peg board pattern cards a few years ago. They are actually a little dark, but I still have the images so I’ll get round to attempting to lighten them one day & then I’ll be able to share them with you. The children either copied the patterns or created their own…

Nothing to do with this post really, but I loved how this little girl recorded her nose bleed. She was so upset by all the blood (spotted in one of my mirrors) that she took herself off to draw this. She’s still smiling in the picture, despite the drama, although did forget her hair…

– Rachel (“,)

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Thanks for taking time to post your images-we always find inspiration here-it’s great to pick up new ideas or be re-inspired-my colleague and I have worked in Early Years for many years,so it’s great to see things through someone else’s eyes-well done!

Hi RoseAnne.
Take a Line is by Britta Teckentrup. Fairly sure I just got this on Amazon.
Lines is by Phillip Yenawine, but will be harder to come by. ‘The Museum of Modern Art, New York/Delacorte Press’ is also on the front.
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I have only recently discovered you and your truly inspirational ideas! I started off with my take on your spots, dots and circles theme, having scoured every charity shop in my surrounding towns for loose parts. This week I added ladybirds to the table too. It has been so popular, both with my Early Years children and this week with a 5 year old whose imaginative ideas have been wonderful to watch, from the more obvious sorting and matching to intricate pattern making with tiny ladybirds balanced on glass gems, to small world play and even using some of the resources as currency to buy others from another child! I have just downloaded your swirly patterns for next week. The other idea of yours that they have loved is your painted tips cotton buds (once we got over the not putting them in each others’ ears!!) I am a childminder and I am a huge fan of process and transient art – thank you so much for sharing your wonderful ideas. 🙂

Hi Rachel,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share so many of your wonderful resources and ideas! They are such a help!
I was wondering if you could tell me where you get your glass beads from please.
Thank you

Hi Jo!
Thanks for the lovely comment!
I haven’t actually bought any new glass beads in a few years – they used to be really, really cheap & were sold in supermarkets, house shops, garden centres & florists.
Places like B&M & Home Bargains often sell them now & you can also buy them from eBay & Amazon. Search for ‘glass pebbles’.
Hope that helps.
– Rachel (“,)

Thanks so much for sharing those beautiful inspirations. Some of them I really want to try on coming year.
Also I have researched very long time fot the wooden logs for the rubber bands to make patterns, are you buying that or making by yourself?

You are very welcome, Coral!
As for the wood slices, they actually came from the garden. The best person to ask would probably be a tree surgeon. Some will charge for them, but if you explain what they are for you might be lucky to get them free.